THE JÁRNGERÐARSTAÐIR FARM FAMILY – PART 1
On Wednesday, June 20,1 1627, Barbary corsairs raided the village of Grindavík on Iceland’s southwest coast. These corsairs had come[…]
Read moreOn Wednesday, June 20,1 1627, Barbary corsairs raided the village of Grindavík on Iceland’s southwest coast. These corsairs had come[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Járngerðarstaðir Farm Family – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of The Járngerðarstaðir Farm Family – Parts 1 & 2. If you haven’t done so[…]
Read moreIn the summer of 1627, Barbary corsairs from North Africa raided Iceland, killing dozens of people and abducting a total[…]
Read moreEuropeans captives enslaved in Algiers dreamed of one thing above all others: being ransomed. If you were a citizen of[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of Father Pierre Dan and the 1634 Ransoming Expedition to Algiers – Part 1. If[…]
Read moreIn the summer of 1627, Barbary corsairs raided Iceland and captured close to 500 people whom they carted off to[…]
Read moreThe sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were the period when the Barbary corsairs were at their height, pillaging mercilessly throughout the[…]
Read moreBy the early decades of the seventeenth century, Barbary corsairs were employing two very different types of ships: oared galleys[…]
Read more(This post is a continuation of Corsair Ships: Square-Rigged Vessels – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s[…]
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